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i have a 59 f100 long bed and the bed floor closest to the cab is rusted through. i was told this is common. was wondering of anyone had any ideas on how to fix it. I would like to keep it as original as possible but all my catalogs dont have a repair kit for my year
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I'm not sure what the floor looks like without a picture but if is ribbed anything like a box in any of the newer trucks you could cut out a patch from another bed and weld it in. My thoughts.
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my truck has 2 inches of concreat for a floor,it has held up for the 40 years he had the truck...and it rides nice considering...you have a all steel bed don't you ?? 56 has the right Idea ..cut up a wreck for what you need my truck was wood and steal so I have an easy repair..but not as easy as yours can be..can you weld??
Refyred
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Yea I agree with 56PF. you'll need a patch panel from a donor bed, if its in the ribbed center section. If its in the flat section on the side you can bend up a piece of 16g to replace it. I'm asuming you have a styleside not a stepside.
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could someone chime in and let me know what the stock bed floor was? wood or steel? when i bought mine it had plate steel welded in and i was told they came with wood floors in them and farmers put steel over the wood so they could shovel them out easier. then the pos 60 i just parted out, after i cleaned out 20 years of junk in the box i noticed the bed floor was ribbed steel like a new bed would be? all i know is my 60 has plate steel, no wood or rib steel left.
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Any pics of your problem area? I have a similur problem on my '49 and I don't know what your bed floor looks like... Here is a pic of my bed floor, does it look like mine or is it different?
Refyred
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TS70; styleside's had steel ribbed center section ant the side pieces in front of and behind the fender tubbs were flat steel.
Here is a flat section behind the tub that I replaced on mine. You can see the center section also.
Here is a flat section behind the tub that I replaced on mine. You can see the center section also.
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